Born
1951-09-22 (age 74)
Birthplace
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
David Coverdale
Biography
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer most famous for his work with Whitesnake, the commercially successful hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purplefrom late 1973 to March 15, 1976, when he resigned from the band and established his solo career. A collaboration album with Jimmy Page, released in 1993, was a commercial and critical success.
Movie Appearances
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
as Self
1991
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
2009
Whitesnake - Starkers In Tokyo
as Vocals
1997
Whitesnake: Live in Japan
as Vocals
1984
Sans Soleil
as Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)
1983
Whitesnake: Box 'O' Snakes
as Self
2011
Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1990
as Himself
2011
Whitesnake: Made in Japan
as Lead Singer
2013
Whitesnake: Greatest Hits (Revisited Remixed Remastered MMXXII)
as lead vocals
2022
Whitesnake – Still Good To Be Bad
2023
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
as Self - Lead Vocals
2010
Whitesnake: Live in the Still of the Night
as Lead Singer
2005
The Butterfly Ball
as Himself
1977
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Whitesnake: Live in '84 - Back to the Bone
as Vocals
2014
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
as vocals
1974
A Passion for the Vine
as Himself
2012
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 10
as Self
1991
Deep Purple: Rises Over Japan
as Self
1985
Whitesnake: The Purple Tour
as Himself (Vocals)
2018
